A Thousand Hills

Chapter 191

Not only was Xie Moru acutely aware that the intelligence system in Wudi might no longer be accurate, but she also treated merchants differently for the first time. Xie Moru said, "Tell me about Shanxi merchants." It's not uncommon for people to go up to find a backer like that. Xie Moru has seen a lot of such merchants.Which merchant who can do business in the imperial capital has no backer.

However, Xie Moru was very curious about merchants in Jin, and merchants who could open bank accounts were naturally not ordinary merchants.In particular, it is even more unusual to know that Bailang was at sea more than ten years ago.

The news of the Xu family has been accumulated over the years.

Jiang Xingyun said, "Businessmen from all over the world have the characteristics of merchants from all over the world. If you go south, the salt merchants in Wudi are famous, but if you go north, the most famous ones are Shanxi merchants. The merchants are the richest among scholars, farmers, businessmen, but in terms of ranking, merchants are the most famous. At the end. Because the status of merchants is far lower than that of officials, merchants like to act in groups. Like Shanxi merchants, generally speaking, they are all Shanxi merchants, and opening a bank account is not a matter of any family or clan of Shanxi merchants, but the business of the entire Shanxi merchants. In the world, it is said which family and clan, how long ago, and merchants also have a long history, like the Shanxi Merchants Gang, they also came from the previous dynasty, and it is said that when the late emperor went to the world, they also helped to transport grain and grass."

"This is not unusual." Xie Moru said, "Merchants circulate north and south, and all goods are sold by merchants. I am afraid that he is not the only one who transported grain and grass to the late emperor."

"That's right." Jiang Xingyun saw that the tea was ready, and elegantly took out two cups, and handed Xie Moru a cup of fragrant tea, Jiang Xingyun's eyes brightened, "I'm afraid you have thought of what I want to say. To be able to do the business of ticket numbers, of course, you can’t do without backers. The Shanxi merchants also have their own backers. The former Minister of Rites, Mr. Wang, who retired earlier, was a member of the Shanxi merchants. Later, Governor Li, who was demoted from the imperial capital, served as the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu. It's the cousin of Xu Shaodong's aunt's family I met yesterday, and Mr. Wang is Xu Shaodong's real uncle."

Xie Moru was a little surprised, and then smiled, "These merchants are really capable. Before Li Xiang came out of the imperial capital, he was the second assistant, and everyone said that he would succeed Su Xiang."

"Naturally, Shanxi merchants also hope that one of their own will have a chief assistant, but it's not easy to make a chief assistant. Su Xiang was born in the Su family of Huizhou, a family of scholars for many generations, and he also has family accumulation. Li Xiang was killed before he was a teacher. Derogation, his morality is far worse than that of Prime Minister Su." Jiang Xingyun joked, and said seriously, "There is only one thing, I have to remind you first. Whether it is Li Xiang or Mr. Wang, they are both in charge today. The profit-seeking faction, the Xu family started to do business with me after I went to Xiningguan. Their Shanxi merchants have strong financial resources, and their outstanding children are either studying or doing business. On weekdays, together with talented children from the village, they either make friends or help , Their relationship with the current court is very important. Here, they are looking at the relationship between me and you. After all, the prince is a vassal prince of a place. No matter how many other things there are, they are afraid that they will hesitate now. "

Xie Moru smiled lightly, "This is why Li Xiang is inferior to Su Xiang."

Jiang Xingyun saw that Xie Moru knew what was in his mind, so he didn't say anything else, and took a sip of the slightly hot milk tea.

Xie Moru would naturally tell the fifth prince about Bailang. After hearing about Bailang, the fifth prince's face was very solemn, and he said, "If this is true, if this is true, the people in Wudi will either be exposed or betrayed. "Of course, it is also possible that King Jingjiang did it as a cover, or Duan Sihai was originally a cover for King Jingjiang to scrape the sea trade land, this is not impossible.For a while, the fifth prince thought a lot.

However, after listening to the fifth prince say "if this is true" twice, you will know the impact this matter has on the fifth prince.Xie Moru said, "What do you think, Your Highness?" It's useless to be shocked, you have an idea.

"Reconstruction of espionage is not a one-day effort, let alone what the Xu family said, let's find a way to verify what the Xu family said now, if what the Xu family said is true..." The fifth prince suddenly asked, "The Xu family in Jin is the same as Quanzhou. Does the Xu family in the mansion have anything to do with it?"

Xie Moru smiled, "Although they both have the surname Xu, they have nothing to do with each other."

"The Xu family in Jin is much smarter than the Xu family in Quanzhou." The fifth prince commented once, saying, "The merchants are so well-informed, why don't they borrow the power of the merchants. They have business contacts everywhere, and It’s not conspicuous, but you can still inquire about the news.”

Xie Moru told the Fifth Prince about the Shanxi Merchants Gang, and the Fifth Prince gasped, "The Merchants actually have such power."

"I was also very surprised when I first heard it. But after thinking about it, don't say that merchants have commercial guilds in various places, even those who pull carts and sedan chairs on the street also have carts and horses. Besides, officials, why should they talk about friendship? It’s not all kinds of friendships. There’s not much difference if you think about it.” Xie Moru said, “The forces of the Shanxi Merchants Gang are here, if we get their help, we will naturally be cheaper, but don’t forget, my lord. The governor was originally the Taifu of the East Palace. The East Palace was reprimanded by His Majesty because of the mistakes in the household department. I think the Shanxi Merchants Gang is just hindering the friendship between the Xingyun family in Xiningguan. Fang Xingyun told about Bailang. Let them For His Highness's use, how can Governor Li give up the East Palace for His Highness?" In a word, the Shanxi Merchants Gang is still a party of the prince.

Xie Moru said again, "Tell me to bow my head to the merchants for help, I can't lower my head!"

The fifth prince who said this has a lot of sympathy. Although he is approachable and has no airs, this matter has nothing to do with being approachable.After all, the fifth prince was born as a prince. At this time, he has one heart with his wife, and he can't lower his head!
Moreover, this is not bowing to the merchants, it is bowing to the East Palace.If he made a mistake, go to Donggong to admit his mistake, it's nothing.After all, Dong Gong is both a king and a brother.But regarding the matter of the household department, he must not lower his head. If he lowered his head, wouldn't it mean that he was slandering the East Palace in the first place!
The fifth prince simply didn't want to think about this, he said, "Then let's think of a way to contact the pirates, what kind of spy is not spying! If Bailang is not affiliated with Jingjiang, but a pirate. If there is no grievance or enmity, why should he report to Marquis Yongding?" Let's start, there is still something to do here. And that pirate named Duan, isn't it just money, Jingjiang can afford the price, so we can't afford it!" It doesn't have to be Jinghai!Anyway, the fifth prince doesn't have a navy, and the purpose of his coming to the feudal domain was never Jinghai, he wanted to prevent the Jingjiang palace from becoming bigger!Not Jinghai, if the pirates are settled, or as long as the pirates are willing to sit back and watch Fujian compete with Jingjiang, his chances of winning will be much greater!

The fifth prince gradually straightened out his thoughts, and said, "The Shanxi merchant gang is not a matter of one family, not to mention that Jindi is not our fiefdom, and we can't control him. I thought, the merchants are not their family, it's just the merchants' business." Well, if we let the officials of our mansion come forward, we will pay attention. It is better to let Miss Jiang take a look. If there is something safe and usable, you can discuss this matter with Miss Jiang, and our palace will help us to see if we can help the whole family. Come and use it for us."

Thinking of Wu Di's potentially useless espionage system, the Fifth Prince felt bad, and said, "If we rebuild the espionage by ourselves, I don't feel at ease if we hand it over to others, and it's not easy for too many people to know. It's just you, me, Miss Jiang, it's good for the three of us to know." If it wasn't for Jiang Xingyun to inquire this time, the fifth prince would not know that the espionage system his father gave him is invalid, but it's Jiang Xingyun who is quite useful, and also has a good relationship with his wife , and after the general, the family has been loyal and bloody for generations, and there is nothing more reliable.As for employing people, the fifth prince still likes to use someone like Jiang Xingyun, who has served the court since his ancestors and has friendship with each other.

Xie Moru responded, and said, "It's just that there is no rush."

"Don't worry, this little patience is nothing. In fact, I hope that what the Xu family said is true. It is better for Bailang to be a pirate. Pirates have the interests of pirates. Pirates like Bailang are not easy to drive." Yes. But if others have a way to impress the pirates, we can also figure out a way here." At the end of the sentence, the Fifth Prince was delighted.

"Yeah." Xie Moru also smiled, and changed the subject, "It's still far away, let's talk about the immediate things first. Our annual ceremony is also ready, the prince will look at the gift list and then look at the things, if there is nothing to add or subtract, It's time to send someone to the imperial capital." It's far away, and the situation in Fujian is not very good, but the rituals of three festivals and three longevity cannot be saved.People in the world pay attention to three festivals and two longevity. Of course, depending on the status, the emphasis on three festivals and two longevity is also different.If scholars pay attention to three festivals and two longevity, it is for Mr.The three festivals and two birthdays of scholars refer to the Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, and New Year's Day, and the two birthdays refer to the birthdays of Confucius and his husband.The three festivals and two birthdays in the officialdom refer to the rules of giving gifts to Shangguan. When it comes to the fifth prince, the three festivals will remain unchanged. The Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival are the three big festivals; the three birthdays belong to Emperor Mu Yuan Wanshou, Empress Dowager Hu's Qianqiu, and Concubine Su's Qianqiu.

Therefore, even if the fifth prince went to Fujian to become a vassal, he would have to send gifts to the imperial capital six times a year.

Of course, not only he gives to others, but others also have to give to his home.

Of course, Xie Moru was willing to give something to Concubine Su. She was thinking about when she would bring Concubine Su over, but Fujian is like this. Don't say that Xie Moru couldn't say this, even the Fifth Prince himself didn't feel at ease with his mother. over here.

When the wife talked about the annual gift, the fifth prince also paid great attention to it. After receiving the gift list and looking at the things, he said with a smile, "Why are there still things prepared by Da Lang and the others?"

"Your Majesty and my concubine are considerate of our parents' reluctance to be separated from our children, and let the children come with us to the feudal land. Although your majesty has many grandchildren, no one can replace anyone. Not to mention the concubine, even Dalang and the others will Thinking of grandparents, they are older and more sensible, so I asked them to prepare one and wrote a letter to take with them when the time comes, it is the children's wish." Xie Moru smiled.

The fifth prince knew that his daughter-in-law was helping him in the imperial capital in all directions, 360 degrees and no dead ends, so he squeezed his wife's hand and said, "You think more thoughtfully than I do."

Xie Moru smiled, "This is what I have to do. How can the prince rest for a day in Fujian? How can these family matters distract you."

"It's the same if you have a good wife." The fifth prince smiled, "You know that the third brother is the same age as you, when the third brother was negotiating marriage, the mother and concubine were restless all day long, because they were afraid that you would be assigned to the third brother. "

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Xie Moru was annoyed.That's what the fifth prince did, and he made mistakes from time to time.

"It's true." The fifth prince said seriously, "Mistress Xie has always been able to talk in the palace, and you are aunts and nephews. Later, the third brother's marriage was confirmed, and the mother and concubine breathed a sigh of relief. Blessed, now it seems that I am indeed blessed." Said, the fifth prince became more and more happy.

Looking at the smiling face of the Fifth Prince, Xie Moru said, "Blessings also belong to both parties. I am not lucky to meet His Highness and Mother Concubine."

Gossip is easy to go wrong, the fifth prince was afraid that his wife would be too sad, so he brought the topic back to the annual ceremony, and said, "Let Zhang Changshi escort you to the imperial capital tomorrow."

Zhang Changshi was the first to follow the fifth prince, and he was also a safe person. Emperor Mu Yuan pointed it out to the fifth prince, so usually the fifth prince would let Zhang Changshi do such things.The fifth prince suddenly said to himself, "It's better to move to the next one. Fufeng and his family are all in the imperial capital. Everyone has a New Year's gift to take along with them. I asked them. If there is any, just bring it and let it go." Zhang Changshi took them to the imperial capital together.

Xie Moru is a meticulous person, the fifth prince thought of his subordinates so quickly, Xie Moru was very happy, and smiled, "What the prince said is true." Of course it is a way to win over subordinates, get on the horse and get off the horse to welcome them, but in the wind and drizzle, things will be done It is also a kind of clever low-key in the details.

After the New Year's ceremony, the fifth prince said again, "You said, we are managing a feudal land. We have been here for more than a year. In fact, we haven't seen clearly what Fujian is like. It's the same when governing a land, let alone Father is ruling a country."

The possible failure of the espionage system really made the Fifth Prince feel too much.

Xie Moru said, "It's just like what Zhuge Kongming said, close to a virtuous minister, far away from a villain. This statement is absolutely correct, but what is a virtuous minister and what is a villain, and how to distinguish between a virtuous minister and a villain, even Zhuge has not It can be discussed in detail. Knowing people and arguing people is probably a lifelong homework for Zhuge, otherwise why would Ma Su lose the street pavilion. Zhuge is like this, like me and other mortals, always have a humble heart, be cautious in everything, and do your best Do your best, that's all."

The fifth prince said solemnly, "Yes, we need to be more cautious."

The husband and wife chatted for a while, and it was time for dinner. The fifth prince had a good habit formed by Xie Moru. He had a big habit of eating. No matter how busy he was, he had to guarantee three meals a day.Therefore, even though he knew that his espionage system was malfunctioning, the fifth prince was very patient and did not jump.Of course, this is also because jumping is useless.Xie Moru ordered someone to call the children over, and the whole family happily ate dinner without mentioning it.

Because there are also things prepared by the children themselves in the annual gift for the imperial capital.

After eating, the fifth prince praised each of them one by one, and then let the happy children go back to rest.

(End of this chapter)